Recently, religious institutions have rejected and condemned Charlie Hebdo’s republication of the images insulting the Prophet Muḥammad.  At the same time, there have also been media reports of an extremist burning the Qur’an in Sweden, and French reactions and stances on the issue continue to insult Islam and offend Muslims.

What is happening in the West?  Why does this crisis of publishing these insulting cartoons repeat itself despite efforts over the years to support dialogue and other activities on an institutional level between al-Azhar and France?